2004 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the third season in Qwest Field and the 6th under head coach Mike Holmgren. Finishing the season at 9–7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior.
2004 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
General manager | Bob Ferguson |
Head coach | Mike Holmgren |
Home field | Qwest Field |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 1st NFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 20–27 |
Pro Bowlers | RB Shaun Alexander OT Walter Jones OG Steve Hutchinson |
AP All-Pros | RB Shaun Alexander (2nd team) OT Walter Jones (1st team) OG Steve Hutchinson (2nd team) |
This was the first of four consecutive NFC West titles for the Seahawks. In the Wild Card round, they faced off against the divisional rival St. Louis Rams, who swept them 2–0 in the regular season. Seattle looked to avenge on their two losses, but it was too late as Matt Hasselbeck's game-tying drive to Bobby Engram was incomplete, leading Hasselbeck to his knees and punch the turf in frustration. The Seahawks would go on to lose 20–27. The Rams, despite a mediocre 8–8 record, advanced to the Divisional round the following week, only to lose to Michael Vick's Atlanta Falcons in a 47–17 blowout.
On October 20, 2004, the Seahawks traded a conditional 2005 7th round pick (condition failed) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Jerry Rice.
Draft
2004 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Marcus Tubbs | DT | Texas | |
2 | 53 | Michael Boulware | LB | Florida St | |
3 | 84 | Sean Locklear | OT | NC State | |
4 | 116 | Niko Koutouvides | LB | Purdue | |
5 | 157 | D.J. Hackett | WR | Colorado | |
6 | 189 | Craig Terrill | DT | Purdue | |
7 | 224 | Donnie Jones | P | LSU | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2005 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 16 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–3 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
2 | August 21 | Denver Broncos | L 3–19 | 1–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
3 | August 27 | at San Diego Chargers | W 26–20 | 2–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 2 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–21 | 3–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC South and the AFC East.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
2 | September 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10–6 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 26 | San Francisco 49ers | W 34–0 | 3–0 | Qwest Field | Recap |
4 | Bye | |||||
5 | October 10 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–33 (OT) | 3–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
6 | October 17 | at New England Patriots | L 20–30 | 3–2 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 24 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–25 | 3–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 31 | Carolina Panthers | W 23–17 | 4–3 | Qwest Field | Recap |
9 | November 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 42–27 | 5–3 | 3Com Park | Recap |
10 | November 14 | at St. Louis Rams | L 12–23 | 5–4 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
11 | November 21 | Miami Dolphins | W 24–17 | 6–4 | Qwest Field | Recap |
12 | November 28 | Buffalo Bills | L 9–38 | 6–5 | Qwest Field | Recap |
13 | December 6 | Dallas Cowboys | L 39–43 | 6–6 | Qwest Field | Recap |
14 | December 12 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 27–23 | 7–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
15 | December 19 | at New York Jets | L 14–37 | 7–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 26 | Arizona Cardinals | W 24–21 | 8–7 | Qwest Field | Recap |
17 | January 2 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28–26 | 9–7 | Qwest Field | Recap |
- Source: 2004 NFL season results[6]
Postseason
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 8, 2005 | St. Louis Rams (5) | L 20–27 | 0–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
Standings
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(4) Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 371 | 373 | W2 |
(5) St. Louis Rams | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 319 | 392 | W2 |
Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 284 | 322 | W1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 259 | 452 | L3 |
Game summaries
Week P1: at Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: August 16
- Game time: 7:05pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 69,718
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV: ABC
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: August 21
- Game time: 7:05pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 88% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 48,090
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV: KONG
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P3: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: August 16
- Game time: 7:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 61% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 35,536
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: KONG
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 6:07pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 52% humidity, wind variabl 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,198
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV: KONG
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:06pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 64,900
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Eric Clemons
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks won for only the seventh time in their last eighteen road games, holding Aaron Brooks to one touchdown while forcing two New Orleans fumbles.
Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 4:05pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C), 46% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,089
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Chip Carter
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks defeated the Buccaneers 10–6 despite recording only nine first downs and being shut out in the second half. The Seahawks intercepted Brad Johnson and Chris Simms and limited the Bucs to just 271 total yards.
Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 57 °F (14 °C), 87% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,709
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Amy Van Dyken
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks home opener was a 34–0 shutout of the 49ers where they intercepted Ken Dorsey twice and limited the Niners to just 175 yards. It was San Francisco's first shutout loss since losing to the Atlanta Falcons 0-7 in 1977.
Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,513
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Amy Van Dyken
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks suffered their first home loss since 2002. The Rams were bullied in the first half and fell behind 24–7, but in the second half Marc Bulger threw two touchdowns as the Rams outscored Seattle 20–3; tied 27–27 the game went to overtime and Bulger threw three passes – the last a 52-yard score to Shaun McDonald and the 33–27 Rams win.
Week 6: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
Patriots | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 65% humidity, wind SSW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,756
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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A week after losing to one participant in Super Bowl XXXVI the Seahawks fell to that game's winner as the Patriots reached a league-record 20th consecutive win (regular and postseason) 30–20. Matt Hasselbeck, a former Patriots ball boy whose dad Don Hasselbeck played in Foxboro alongside Steve Grogan, threw for 349 yards but was intercepted twice.
Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Cardinals' | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 30% humidity, wind calm
- Game attendance: 35,695
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Spero Dedes, Erik Kramer and Kevin McCabe
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Playing in Sun Devil Stadium the Seahawks' previous road woes resumed with four interceptions thrown by Matt Hasselbeck and the Seahawks limited to just 257 total yards in a 25–17 loss. Seattle erased a 16–3 gap (the go-ahead score came when Ken Lucas picked off Josh McCown and ran back a 21-yard score) but gave up a safety, then gave up a 23-yard touchdown by Emmitt Smith in the fourth quarter.
Week 8: vs. Carolina Panthers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 1:06pm local
- Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 64% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,214
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Amy Van Dyken
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Against the defending NFC champion Panthers the Seahawks erupted to 237 rushing yards and a 23–17 win. Shaun Alexander accounted for 195 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
49ers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Monster Park, San Francisco
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 77% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 64,423
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Despite seven penalties for 55 yards the Seahawks shot down the 49ers at Candlestick Park 42–27, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns alongside 285 yards and three scores from Matt Hasselbeck. The Seahawks ended the game when they intercepted Tim Rattay and ran back a 23-yard score in the fourth.
Week 10: at St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Rams | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 12:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,044
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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At St. Louis the Rams won a battle of field goals 23–12, limiting Hasselbeck to just 172 yards. Hasselbeck was knocked out of the game.
Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 1:06pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 73% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,644
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Dolphins rallied from down 17–7 to tie the game, but in the fourth Michael Boulware picked off A. J. Feeley and ran back a 63-yard touchdown. Trent Dilfer started instead of Matt Hasselbeck and managed a touchdown to Jerry Rice in the 24–17 Seahawks win; the score was Rice’s first of the season after being traded to Seattle from the Raiders.
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: clear, 41 °F (5 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,271
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The 6–4 Seahawks hosted the 4–6 Bills and Willis McGahee exploded to four touchdowns in a 38–9 Buffalo rout. Drew Bledsoe was intercepted three times but managed a touchdown to Lee Evans.
Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 39 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 6:09pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
- Game attendance: 68,093
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Michele Tafoya
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Hosting Monday Night Football the Seahawks' roller-coaster of a season continued as they fell to 6–6 to the now-5-7 Cowboys. The Hawks led 14–3 after one quarter, but in the second and third the Cowboys scored 26 points (botching a two-point attempt after Vinny Testaverde's touchdown to Terrance Copper). In the fourth Matt Hasselbeck (414 total yards) erupted to three touchdown drives, two of them ending in Shaun Alexander rushes, a 19-yard score to Jerheme Urban, and a two-point conversion to Darrell Jackson, but the Seahawks could not hold on to a 39–29 lead; Testaverde found Keyshawn Johnson for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:54 to go; the Cowboys kicked onsides and recovered, then four Julius Jones rushes ended in a 17-yard score with 37 seconds remaining. The Seahawks' final drive petered out and the Cowboys had the stunning 43–39 win.
Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Vikings | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 12:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 64,110
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks rallied to beat the Vikings 27–23 on 334 yards and three touchdowns by Hasselbeck and 112 more rushing yards from Shaun Alexander. Darrell Jackson competed despite learning on game morning that his father had died; he caught ten passes for 135 yards and a go-ahead touchdown.
Week 15: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jets | 3 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 45 °F (7 °C), 82% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 77,894
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Matt Hasselbeck managed two touchdowns in the first half but the game collapsed as the NY Jets scored 24 points in the first half then shut out the Seahawks while adding two more Chad Pennington touchdowns, marred by a missed PAT. Curtis Martin rushed for 134 yards and two scores, outpacing the entire Seahawks backfield (88 rushing yards).
Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 46 °F (8 °C), 89% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,825
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Shaun Alexander accounted for 154 yards and all three Seahawks touchdowns as Seattle returned to Qwest Field and edged the five-win Cardinals 24–21. Trent Dilfer subbed for Hasselbeck but managed only 128 passing yards.
Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:06pm local
- Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 58% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,740
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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The Seahawks clinched the NFC West by erasing a 17–7 Falcons lead to win 28–26. [7] It was the second time in three seasons the Falcons made the playoffs despite losing the regular-season finale.
Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC.
NFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
- Date: January 8
- Game time: 1:37pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 49% humidity, wind SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,513
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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References
- The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-04.
- "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- Seattle Seahawks 2004 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
- 2004 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 2005 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 2004 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
- Pro-Football-Reference.com